The Island Scan feature, which is all about scanning QR codes for the chance at a rare Pokémon, has returned to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The available Pokémon have changed: while the Johto and Unova Starter Pokémon are no longer around, now you have the opportunity to capture the Kanto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Kalos Starters!

QR Scanner

Point and scan!

The QR Scanner is a feature that allows you to add ‘Seen’ information for Pokémon not yet encountered. Much like in Pokémon Sun and Moon, this allows you to check the locations of Pokémon you scan! However, there are limitations; the QR Scanner only allows you to store up to 10 scans of different Pokémon, and a scan regenerates once every two hours. Individual forms, different genders, and even Shiny Pokémon have separate QR codes.

You can also share your own QR codes by accessing a Pokémon’s Pokédex page and viewing its code. Legendary, Mythical, and one-off Pokémon (such as Type: Null) cannot have their QR codes shared.

The QR Scanner is accessible from the main menu. Below is a list of QR Codes usable in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Another fun thing to do is to turn your favourite webpage into a QR code with a generator like this one and scan that! For example, here is a QR code generated for this article. The code scans into a male Pyroar.

Last year, the Pokémon Company released special QR codes worth 20 points each. That means you only need five scans to unlock Island Scan!

Rare Pokémon such as Lapras and Stufful are among these.

QR Island Scan

Each regular QR Scan is worth 10 points. Once you reach 100 points, you unlock the Island Scan mode. By pressing the R button, you can scan the Alola island you are currently on for a wild Pokémon. The wild Pokémon available through Island Scan mode are not found in the Alola Dex. They also come with an Egg Move (a rare move usually only available through breeding) and may be rare Starter Pokémon! Each Pokémon is found on a specific island on a particular day of the week. You have one hour to find the Pokémon in its specific location. Capture it before time runs out!

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Note that once an Island Scan runs out, you’ll have to scan another 10 QR codes to start another. This means that you’ll likely only be able to do one Island Scan per day.

Name

Type

Egg Move

Location

Day of Week

Charmander

Fire

Counter

Melemele Island – Route 3

Sunday

Squirtle

Water

Aqua Jet

Melemele Island – Seaward Cave

Monday

Onix

Rock/Ground

Rototiller

Melemele Island – Ten Carat Hill

Tuesday

Horsea

Water

Water Pulse

Melemele Island – Kala’e Bay

Wednesday

Scatterbug

Bug

Rage Powder

Melemele Island – Hau’oli City

Thursday

Bulbasaur

Grass/Poison

Grassy Terrain

Melemele Island – Route 2

Friday

Litwick

Ghost/Fire

Endure

Melemele Island – Hau’oli Cemetery

Saturday

Ralts

Psychic

Low Kick

Akala Island – Route 6

Sunday

Spheal

Ice/Water

Misty Terrain

Akala Island – Route 7

Monday

Combusken

Fire/Fighting

Low Kick

Akala Island – Route 8

Tuesday

Honedge

Steel/Ghost

Wide Guard

Akala Island – Akala Outskirts

Wednesday

Beedrill

Bug/Poison

—

Akala Island – Route 4

Thursday

Grovyle

Grass

Grassy Terrain

Akala Island – Route 5

Friday

Marshtomp

Water/Ground

Counter

Akala Island – Brooklet Hill

Saturday

Rhyhorn

Ground/Rock

Guard Split

Ula’Ula Island – Blush Mountain

Sunday

Swinub

Ice/Ground

Icicle Spear

Ula’ula Island – Tapu Village

Monday

Prinplup

Water

Power Trip

Ula’ula Island – Route 16

Tuesday

Grotle

Grass/Ground

Heavy Slam

Ula’ula Island – Ula’ula Meadow

Wednesday

Pidgeot

Normal/Flying

Steel Wing

Ula’ula Island – Route 10

Thursday

Monferno

Fire/Fighting

Power-Up Punch

Ula’ula Island – Route 11

Friday

Axew

Dragon

Counter

Ula’ula Island – Mount Hokulani

Saturday

Eelektross

Electric

—

Poni Island – Poni Grove

Sunday

Aggron

Rock/Ground

Reversal

Poni Island – Poni Plains

Monday

Rotom

Ghost/Electric

—

Poni Island – Poni Gauntlet

Tuesday

Leavanny

Bug/Grass

Grassy Terrain

Poni Island – Poni Meadow

Wednesday

Chesnaught

Grass/Fighting

Spikes

Poni Island – Exeggutor Island

Thursday

Greninja

Water/Dark

Bestow

Poni Island – Poni Wilds

Friday

Delphox

Fire/Psychic

Wish

Poni Island – Ancient Poni Path

Saturday

Magearna

On December 5, 2016, the official Pokémon website revealed the QR code for Magearna, which is a Mythical Pokémon not obtainable through other means. While these were intended for Pokémon Sun and Moon, the QR Codes are below:

Note: THIS CODE IS NORTH AMERICA ONLY.Note: THIS CODE IS EU/AUSTRALIA ONLY.The Artificial Pokémon.

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